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Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone National Park, WY

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Yellowstone National Park

Drive the loop roads between geyser basins, hot springs and wildlife valleys in the park that holds more than half the world's geysers.

Albright Visitor Center, Mammoth Hot Springs · Yellowstone National Park, WY

About Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone was established on March 1, 1872, and covers 3,472 square miles, mostly in Wyoming with edges in Montana and Idaho. It holds more than 10,000 hydrothermal features, including over 500 active geysers, more than half the world's total. Visitors drive between geyser basins, the hot spring terraces at Mammoth and wide valleys known for wildlife. The park is open all year, but from early November to late April most roads close to cars; the road from Mammoth Hot Springs to the Northeast Entrance stays open. Entry is $35 per vehicle or $20 per person for seven days.

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The closest stops to Yellowstone National Park, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sports & Outdoors
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    Mammoth Hot Springs

    $25–$50

    Walk boardwalks above steaming travertine terraces in Yellowstone, next to the red-roofed buildings of Fort Yellowstone.

    0.9 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
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    Roosevelt Arch

    No admission fee

    Walk or drive under the 52-foot basalt gateway that has marked Yellowstone's North Entrance since 1903.

    3.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Flying Pig Adventure Company

    $50+

    Whitewater rafting and adventure outfitter a mile from Yellowstone's North Entrance in Gardiner, Montana.

    4.0 mi awayMore like this

  • Sports & Outdoors
    Outdoor Adventure

    Yellowstone Hot Springs

    Under $25

    Natural mineral hot spring pools on the Yellowstone River, about eight miles north of Yellowstone's north entrance.

    4.1 mi awayMore like this

  • Museums

    Museum of the National Park Ranger

    Check prices

    A Yellowstone museum in the Norris area that presents the history of the National Park Service and the ranger profession.

    16 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

  • Museums

    Norris Geyser Basin Museum

    Check prices

    A historic 1930 trailside museum on a ridge above Norris Geyser Basin, staffed by rangers in summer.

    17 mi awaySwitch it up: Museums

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